The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-07
Musical Notes.

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required to sacrifice herself to his methods.
Musical Notes.
There are twelve persons in attendance from
Iowa.
The matinee will positively be held at o'clock
this afternoon.
Al the matinee to-day in Tomlinson Hall Mr.
Alexander Lambert will play lovely scherzo
for pianoforte and orchestra by Litolf.
Notwithstanding the exceedingly warm wealth
er yesterday, Roberts Park Church was com
Portable, pleasant breeze tanning the audience
The name of Mr. Max Leckner. of this city, is
prominently mentioned in connection with the
presidency of the association for next year. and
his election is quite probable.
The various committees will meet at Tomlin-
son Hall, stage entrance, at o'clock this morn
ing. the business is important it is desired
that every member should be present.
The Van der Stucken orchestra here is
the original and only Van der Stucken orchestra
in the world. Reports to the contrary have been
circulated by persons inimical to the success of
the music festival.
Mr.. Frank Abbott. editor of the Presto, pub
lished at Des Moines Ia, is attending the con-
vention Mr.. Abbott has the honor of presiding
over the destinies OF music paper published
further West than any other in the world
A folio will be published each day containing
the name and permanent address of each person
attending the convention, together with the In
dianapolis address. This is done that members
can have opportunity to make the acquaintance
OF each other. The folios distributed at the
business sessions each day.
Delegates who have attended all or nearly all
the previous conventions of the NJ. Z. n Al
unite in saying that the arrangements. pro
gramme, etc, of the present convention have
been admirably attended to; that every thing
thus far has gone without hitch OF any kind.
and that in several respects Indianapolis has
done better by the association than has happened
In the ten years of its history
A musical journalist from Chicago stepped
into the Journal editorial rooms yesterday after
noon with the air Of man who might buy the
establishment if it suited him. His solid fnan-
cial manner Indicated his place of residence He
asked to see Chicago paper, naming it, and it
was handed him. What's this that has been
clipped out?" he asked, with the air of in
jured impresaro. The gentlemanly and polite
conductor told him he didn't know. This
true, the Journal doesn't keep an index of
clippings the musical maestro glared at the
honest young man if he we're about to eat him
without salt Then he glared at the hole in the
paper. Evidently he thought the missing article
had been cut out to spite him. With a rapid
crescendo glance and obligato air he took in
the remaining portions of the paper and then
asked in fortissimo tones if that was all the pa
per- The crngng editor replied that there
a four-pa supplement and an advertising sheet
and was about TO add that he would hasten to
the nearest newsstand and get some more, when
the distinguished. composer threw the paper
down with the air of man who had already
wasted too much time, and rushed out without
saying thank you or goodbye. The Inundated
editor fastened to the head of the stairs and
sured the musical luminary that he well
come to the information he had obtained. The
visitor looked little as if he was full of the
music of the future